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An introduction to Do You Know...

My name is Jerry Davis and I am a partner in Kirschner & Associates, P.C.  We are a CPA firm in the Atlanta area that specializes in the construction industry.  I have started this blog for the following reasons:

• share answers to frequently asked questions from our clients
• post things that I read and want to communicate to others
• link to information on the internet that will interest participants in the construction industry

Thank you for taking time to look at my blog.  I hope that you find information here that will make you want to come back.

Georgia starts first stimulus-funded roadwork

The first shovel turned Tuesday on Georgia’s share of $48 billion in federal economic stimulus money allocated to transportation improvements.  Read more at:

Georgia starts first stimulus-funded roadwork - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

Portion of Midtown parking deck collapses

Firefighters have finished an initial search of the Midtown parking garage that partially collapsed and are reporting no injuries.  Read more at:

Portion of Midtown parking deck collapses | ajc.com

Construction Industry Audit Technique Guide

The IRS has updated their Construction Industry audit technique guide.  You can see the latest version here:

Construction Industry Audit Technique Guide (ATG)

Perdue's stimulus plan slow to help sagging economy

Gov. Sonny Perdue promised in January that his state stimulus package would create 20,000 construction jobs, but what he didn’t say was that most of those won’t come on line until well into 2010.  Read more at:

Perdue's stimulus plan slow to help sagging economy | ajc.com

Georgia construction jobs down 18% in May:

 

Georgia lost 37,100 construction jobs from May 2008 to May 2009, according to a new analysis of data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).  Read more at:

Ga. construction jobs down 18% in May - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

Vance Smith named GDOT commissioner

Read more at:

Vance Smith named GDOT commissioner - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

OSHA sets fines in Atlanta Botanical Garden walkway failure - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

 

OSHA sets fines in Atlanta Botanical Garden walkway failure - Atlanta Business Chronicle: